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// 900 HP Tri-Motor Lotus Eletre Reportedly Coming In Two Years’ Time
It will reportedly be considerably lighter than a Tesla Model X Plaid, so it will be even quicker.
- Cleantechnica.com says First-Ever Electric Lotus Eletre Is A 600 HP ‘Hyper SUV’
- GreenCarReports.com says Sports car maker Lotus reveals a lightweight electric SUV
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// Magna Will Produce Ford F-150 Lightning’s Battery Enclosures In Ontario
According to Magna, it’s the largest lightweight aluminum battery enclosure on the market.
- Just-Auto.com says Magna growing battery enclosures business in Canada
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// Report: US policy shift to EVs, renewable energy could save $1.2 trillion in health costs
Cleaner air from the U.S. switch to EVs and renewable power generation would avert more than $1.7 trillion in global climate damages, the American Lung Association projects.
- Cleantechnica.com says American Lung Association Says EVs Save Lives
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// Biden To Invoke Defense Production Act To Boost EV Mineral Production
President Biden gets serious when it comes to bringing large-scale electric vehicle production to the US.
- InsideEVs.com says Biden May Invoke Defense Production Act For EV Battery Materials
GO JUICE // BATTERY AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS NEWS
// LFP Battery News — Is The End Of Nickel In Sight?
LFP batteries will see higher demand as prices for nickel soar.
// Secret Deals With Miners Allowed Tesla To Avoid Nickel Crisis: Report
Tesla reportedly signed deals with several nickel suppliers since 2021, including a multi-year contract with mining giant Vale SA.
BEST OF THE REST // TODAY’S BIG STORIES
// Kia EV9 electric SUV confirmed for 2023 in Europe: US timing later?
Kia confirmed its Concept EV9 electric SUV will launch in Europe in 2023, but it hasn’t revealed if and when it might be coming to the U.S.
// 2022 BMW i3 eDrive35L Officially Unveiled As China-Exclusive EV
The all-electric BMW 3 Series will debut in China in May 2022 with a range of 326 miles (CLTC cycle) from a 70.3 kWh battery.
IN OTHER NEWS // HERE’S WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING
// Toyota: The bZ4X Is Ready For Market Launch Across Europe
First customer deliveries are set for this summer.
// EV makers mull building themselves or buying in – report
Becoming more vertically integrated by doing more manufacturing in-house represents a major shift for most global automakers.
// Are High Gas Prices Driving An E-Mobility Moment, Or Movement?
Are high gas prices behind the rise of e-mobility?
// VW’s Project Trinity To Use Giga-Casting & Automation To Compete With Tesla
Both VW and Ford have said publicly they’re learning from Tesla and Musk, and VW’s future plans substantiate those claims.
// Two years that changed the auto industry
It is just over two years ago that the WHO declared that Covid-19 had pandemic status. We consider how the…
// Report: Tesla Giga Shanghai Will Extend Plant Suspension
Every day of the production pause is estimated at about 2,000 fewer cars produced.
// VinFast Commits To $2 Billion Factory In North Carolina, Or Is It $4 Billion?
VinFast is coming to North Carolina and promising thousands of new jobs.
ONE LINERS // STRAIGHT TO THE POINT
- Electric Outboard Company Flux Marine Scores $15M Investment
- Volta Trucks raises €230m in the latest funding round
- Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About GM’s Ultium Platform — And More!
- Latest Aptera Update Shows Three-Wheeler Will Have A Yoke Like Tesla
- Electric Vans Cheaper Overall Than Diesel, Study Finds